Q: which European colonial power took control of Malaya and built the port at Singapore? A. Netherlands B. Spain C. The United State D. Portugal

A: which European colonial power took control of Malaya and built the port at Singapore?
During World War II, Singapore was conquered and occupied by the Japanese Empire from 1942 to 1945. [ When the war ended, Singapore reverted to British control, with increasing levels of self-government being granted, culminating in Singapore's merger with the Federation of Malaya to form Malaysia in 1963.